Last year the Falcons struggled in their opening victory, also against a Football Championship Subdivision team, and they lost the next seven games while trying to iron out the kinks.

The Midshipmen won the Commander-in-Chief’s trophy last year, sweeping its two rivals, and the Black Knights finished with a record 12 wins. The Falcons suffered growing pains.

Has there ever been a more needed Week 1 of a college football season to provide something to pay attention to besides what has popped up around the sport in recent months?

Army veteran Nick Nesmith won the Veteran Golfers Association’s Washington championship by eight strokes on Sunday and will go on to compete in the West Region Championship in August.

The Department of Defense Warrior Games 2025 will feature members from all branches for the first time, including wounded warriors from the Space Force.

A group of Massachusetts National Guard members crossed the Boston Marathon start line, launching the 129th edition of the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon.

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle was revealed Wednesday as the recipient of the NFL’s 14th annual Salute to Service award. Kittle was shocked and emotional when he received the award in a private ceremony in December of last year, a marine involved in the event told Stripes.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye traveled to American Legion Post 17 in Portland, Maine, and surprised Sgt. Matt Jabaut — who is a longtime fan of the Patriots — with tickets to Super Bowl LIX.

Three-time Olympic athlete Anita Alvarez graduated Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas on Jan. 9 and will be joining the Air Force World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) to continue her training as an artistic swimmer.

Professional wrestling has changed since its apex in roughly the 1980s or ’90s. Here’s a guide to what you’ll see on Netflix, in light of “Raw,” the flagship show of World Wrestling Entertainment, moving to the streaming service.